Braking fender



July 31, 1951 B. Kl 2,562,835

RAKING F I I u M WW E B. ULINSKI July 31, 1953 BRAKING FENDER v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 21, 1948 nmuiiiii' as H h a w w 2 W 3 w 5 I! y m wzj f z ATTORNEY Patented July 31, 1951 UNITED PAT EN T OFFICE BRAKING FENDER ,Bronj'slaus-I. Uli nski, Chicago, 111., assignor-to Thej Y ale i& Towne Manufacturing'company,

jStamford, jConn., a corporation of Gonnecticut s pncaanli rn ,93 ser No,.,22. 18

fiplairns. (G1. 188-2) his applica io ;'re tes.to-.an el t industrial truck, and more particularly :to a .truckof .the ;,class :set forth in -n y,, application S eri a o. .439, filed January 3, 1948.

In my earlier application I'show .and describe a truck adapted for handling extr.emely heavy uloads; neversbeior ma i u ate b .t ii yz o the .lparticularclass. ;While I-haveequipped mytruck .with,extremely effective,bral ;es,' all as is set iorth in my .earlier application,;I;d.o recognize thatjth truck will, have considerable momentum even at :low speeds because of its great weightsand the reat. W h r th -.1Qeds.,i =h dle s th it will beextremely difiicult to stopthe-truck :in a short distance. Because industrial ;tr1 1cl;s.; m1 1st be handled .in.;narr0w aisles and must move loads frequently.intolposition between other loads .1 haveconceived-and, developed fenders for ,certain of the-wheels .of mygtruck, these-fenders being .adaptedfor movement ;upon encountering an obstruction so as to; apply a braking surface; directly .to the cylindricalperipheryaof thextires on the wheels of the truck. Thoseiskilled in the artwill fully appreciate-that while bumpers have been used on trucks of the class described, fenders have never beenappliedor'fbund necessary ;so that my invention formsa rather; distinct departure from the general trend oftheart ofiindustrial trucks, both as to the use of a fender per se, and the employment of'thei'ender for the purpose of braking the wheels by application diag rectly against the .tiresofthe wheels.

'1 have thus outlined rather fbroadlyrth. ,more

important features of invention inorderjthat th de e l dde e iiet en t e iee at l m be better understood, and in order that my con-;

tribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of my invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject of the claims appended hereto. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception on which my disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures for carrying out the several purposes of my invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims to be granted me shall be of sufiicient breadth to prevent the appropriation of my invention by those skilled in the art.

Referring now to the drawinga Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a truck showing my invention mounted on the truckfront plate [2. purposegof understanding the present embo'died therein. Fig. 2 isa view similar to Fig. "l but showing the elevating carriage of the truck ,ina raised position. Fig.3 is an elevation of the 'iorwardend of the truck shown in Figs. 1 andi2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are figures taken respectively along lines 4-4 and55 of Fig. 3.

Reierrin now more particularly to ,the drawas the truc m nvention ompr ses th us ij new fram f rmed t rough th w dinsj ls 5 ostru t ta mem er Int e ar i ular ca he eitheo a f am o s a i hap transverse structural member .lll to which are weld dii rieh 1' e lwh e lth elevating the letter' T' and each comprising a' motor 13 and a pair of drive wheels I 4, there being thusfour driving wheels ,for the truck positioned. across the forward end thereof. "In my earlier applicationyI describe more particularly the traction units "T and the ;manner in which they are For the invention it is merely necessary to know that thereare four .drivill o Wheelsliand that each is equipped with asleeve-lilge rubber'tire 15 having a relatively even cylindrical surface to. which may be applied thebrake liningi hereinafter to be set forth in detail.

My truck utilizes a pair of fenders, one at the ri t-han s d o th rueke d n e th l .d side .:,',rhels'ejie ers. osim r op tio ,aiidconSt uetim e ee tha y are ai opposed sid s ,o jthe tr ksan l o t a reas I shalldes'cribe only the'fender at one side of the truck.

This fender is designated generally by the reference numeral l6, and is shaped as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 so as to overlie one of the wheels [4 and to lie closely to the tire l5 of the said wheel. Brake lining I 1 is applied to the inner surface of the fender l6, as best shown in Fig. 3, so that upon movement of the fender t0 the left in Fig. 3 the brake lining will be applied to the tire l5. For supporting the fender in position it has welded thereto upper and lower ears I8 pivoted through a pin 19 to a link 20 as best shown in Fig. 5. The link 20 is in turn pivoted by a pin'2l to the front plate 12 through ears I 8a welded to plate l2.

, frame, wheels frame, a fenderfor said wheels at each side of 'the truck, a link for movably supporting each of said fenders on said main frame, means pivotawasss For guiding the fender l6 and limiting its movement on the mounting means just described, I utilize a guide bracket 22 best illustrated in Fig. 4, this guide bracket having a laterally extending bolt portion 23 whereby through a nut 24 it is secured to the fender l6 for movement integrally therewith. A bore 25 is formed in the guide bracket 22 and traversing this bore is a bolt 26 having a head 21 applied to the vertical portion [a of the U member [0. A spring 28 surrounds the bolt 26 and presses at one end against the bracket 22 and at its other end against a nut 29 threaded onto the bolt 26, the spring operating against the nut through a washer 30. It will now be obvious that the effect of the spring 28 is to press the guide bracket 22 firmly against the part Ifla of the U member ID so as to maintain the fender I6 in its position of Fig. 4. Fender I6 is of course free to move against the force of the spring 28 carrying with it bracket 22. This movement will be limited by the size of a hole 3| cut in a plate 32 welded to the U member ID, and forming part of the main frame of the truck. If desired, a further bolt 33 may be secured to the fender 16 for sliding in a guide opening 34 in the plate 32.

It will now be obvious that should the truck move against an obstruction, the fender will be moved by the obstruction against the pressure of spring 28 so as to carry the brake lining l'l against the tire l5. Fender IE will be well supported and guided for this movement, and will apply the brake lining evenly and effectively. This will effect swift braking of the truck and will stop its motion immediately. My assignee has manufactured a number of trucks constructed in accordance with the teachings of my invention herein set forth, and the braking action of the fenders, as contemplated by me, has contributed greatly to the safety and eflicient operation of the trucks.

I now claim:

1. In a truck of the class described, a main frame, wheels mounted at one end of said main frame, a fender for said wheels at each side of the truck, a link swingingly mounting each of said fenders for swinging movement on a vertical axis relatively to said main frame, guide means spaced from said links for guiding said fenders in their swinging movement, springs pressing said fenders away from said wheels, and the said fenders being movable against the pressure of 'said spring means to bring surfaces thereof into braking relation to said wheels.

2. In a truck of the class described, a main mounted at one end of said main ing each fender to one end of one of said links on a substantially vertical axis, means pivoting the other end of each of said links to the main frame also on a vertical axis, guide means spaced from said links for guiding said fenders in their swinging movement, springs pressing said fenders away from said wheels, and the said fenders being movable against the pressure of said spring means to bring surfaces thereof into brakin relation to said wheels.

3. In a truck of the class described, a main frame, wheels mounted at one end of said main frame, a fender for said wheels at each side of the truck, a link for movably supporting each of said fenders on said main frame, means pivoting each fender to one end of one of said links on a substantially vertical pivot, means pivoting the other end of each of said links to the main frame also on a substantially vertical pivot, a

guide bracket secured to each of said fenders, a spring means pressing each of said guide brackets to a limit position in which said fenders are away from said wheels, and the said fenders being movable against the pressure of said spring means to bring surfaces thereof into braking relation to said wheels.

4. In a truck of the class described, a main frame, wheels mounted at one end of said main frame, a fender for said wheels at each side of the truck, a link for movably supporting each of frame, means pivoting each fender to one end of one of said links on a substantially vertical pivot, means pivoting the other end of each of said links to the main frame also on a substantially vertical pivot, a guide bracket secured to each of said fenders, a "bolt traversing each of said brackets and a surface of said main frame, a spring surrounding each of said bolts with one end of each spring pressing one of said brackets against the main frame in a direction to maintain said fenders away from said wheels, the other end of each spring maintaining said bolt in position against the main frame, and the said fenders being movable against the pressure of said spring means to bring surfaces thereof into braking relation to said wheels.

BRONISLAUS I. ULINSKI.

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